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'Not my job': Jack-of-all-trades employee gets denied a promotion because he works too hard; follows instruction to 'stay in his lane', triumphantly watching the bosses scramble

Hardworking employees often get the short end of the stick. Because of their efficiency, they're punished with more work and more tasks, but are never fairly compensated for going above-and-beyond. In this case one employee, who had been juggling the tasks of at least 4 other positions, found himself in a bind when he approached his bosses concerning a promotion.
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Bosses of Reddit, what do your employees think you don't notice, but you really do?

'I know all kinds of dirt on employees, past and present': 25+ Employee 'secrets' that bosses always notice

No matter what you're doing on that work laptop, your boss definitely knows about it . Take that as a word of warning if you're up to shady business or thinking about applying to other jobs on your office computer! In the days before cameras were plastered everywhere, you probably could get away with a lot. But as the bosses who commented below know, even without cameras, they have eyes in the back of their heads. The walls have ears! As one boss mentioned, they can hear everything their employ…
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25 "Not My Job" Moments of Professional Mediocrity

Very okay!
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Lookin' good.
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Close enough.
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It's something.
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Close enough.
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Eh, sure, looks fine.
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"Sure, that's fine."
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32 Times Someone Had One Job And They Couldn't Even Do That

Something is off.
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"Not My Job" Moments of Unprofessional Laziness

That'll do.
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Doors to nowhere! Carpeted everything!
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Unprofessional "Not My Job" Moments Of Incompetence

"Hopefully no one will notice."
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